The only awards show anywhere that could pit Hero Of The Year Pete Doherty against Villain Of The Year George W. Bush: The NME Shockwaves Awards, the 55-year-old ceremony that honors the breathless British tabloid’s favorite–and least favorite–artists and albums. The Arctic Monkeys came up as the big winners this time out, winning Best Band, Best Video, and Best Track (but losing Best Album to the Klaxons); also the Manic Street Preachers were awarded the Godlike Genius Award, which will no doubt get some old-school Britpop fans out of the messageboard woodwork. Of course, the NME being “cheeky” means that there were some least-faves as well, and among them are Worst Band recipients the Hoosiers (who I keep thinking are “the Hooters”) and the Worst Dressed honoree Amy Winehouse. Full list of winners after the jump. [NME]
Best British Band: Arctic Monkeys
Best International Band: The Killers
Best Solo Artist: Kate Nash
Best New Band: The Enemy
Best Live Band: Muse
Best Album: Klaxons, Myths Of The Near Future
Best Track: Arctic Monkeys, ‘Fluorescent Adolescent’
Best Video: Arctic Monkeys, ‘Teddy Picker’
Best Music DVD: Nirvana, Unplugged In New York
Best Live Event: Carling Weekend: Reading And Leeds Festivals
Best TV Show: The Mighty Boosh
Best Radio Show: Zane Lowe (Radio 1)
Best Film: Control
Best Web Site: Facebook
Best Venue: Wembley Stadium
Hero Of The Year: Pete Doherty
Villain Of The Year: George Bush
Best Dressed: Noel Fielding
Worst Dressed: Amy Winehouse
Worst Album: Britney Spears, Blackout
Worst Band: The Hoosiers
Sexiest Man: Noel Fielding
Sexiest Woman: Kylie Minogue
Godlike Genius: Manic Street Preachers
Philip Hall Radar Award: Glasvegas
John Peel Award for Musical Innovation: Radiohead
Best Dancefloor Filler: The Wombats ‘Let’s Dance to Joy Division’
Best Album Artwork: The Good The Bad And The Queen
Best Band Blog: Radiohead (www.radiohead.com/deadairspace)
Best Music Blog: The Modern Age (www.themodernage.org)
i never heard of the hoosiers before the brit awards, but their song was decent enough.
also, noel fielding?! how pukey!
Best New Band: The Enemy
Funny, that’s how I pronounce the name of that publication.
Shouldn’t Bush have won International Villain Of The Year? I mean, it’s only fair if the Killers were “Best International Band.”
Said it once and I’ll say it again: The Manics blow.
In terms of quality ranking, according to this list, it would appear that Britney and the Killers are at opposite ends of the spectrum.
As gawdy as ‘Piece of Me’ may be, it’s certainly on par with any of the throwaway tracks from ‘Sam’s Town.’ Which is all of them, really…
To be fair, the Manics *are* Godlike Geniuses. Take a listen to Send Away the Tigers. Easily one of the best albums of 2007.
@revmatty: What he said.
@revmatty: Well, the first half of it, anyway.
That’s it. What with all the excessive Noel Fielding fangirling being encouraged, I am officially past caring about the NME.
I fully support all the Noel Fielding award-giving, but what the hell is up with the Manics winning god-like genius? Pshaw…Maybe: if Richie didn’t to a runner/(die?), Maybe: if they had stoppped making music after Everything Must go (a pretty great britpop album), Maybe: if Nicky Wire was one tenth less annoying….
I am glad that Klaxons got best album, it’s nice to see a band whose influences stretch back a bit further than the Libertines win.
@revmatty: I will do no such thing. That record could give me concurrent BJs for the next year and it would never make up for the treacly horse manure they’ve been purveying since Richie’s disappearance OR the dunderheaded rock and nonsensical pseudo-political sloganeering of the Richey era. I can’t think of a band that I “get” less than this one.
Not to mention the fact that their idea of subversion is supporting a Cuban dictator who regularly suppressed homosexuals and dissent, even in retirement: [hrw.org]
Awesome.